Stovepipe-holder.



J. N. QUEEN.

STOVEPIPE HOLDER.

APPLICATION I'ILED 00127, 1908.

931,086. Patented Aug. 17, 1909.

76.62 2 V I Hi! fines JQaee/z' WITNESSES INVENTOR UNITED STATES PATENTOFFICE.

JAMES N. QUEEN, OF TOLEDO, ILLINOIS.

STOVEPIPE-HOLDER.

ledo, in the county of Cumberland and State of Illinois, have inventedcertain new and useful Improvements in Stovepipe-I-lolders, of which thefollowing is a specification.

My invention relates to stove pipe holders of that character adapted torigidly main tain a stove pipe within a chimney opening, and the objectthereof is to provide a simple and inexpensive device embodying a noveland simple locking means for securing the d evice in its position ofadjustment, and other simple and novel features of construction andarrangement associated therewith.

In the accompanying drawings, illustrating my invention, and forming apart of this specification, and wherein like characters are used todesignate like parts throughout the several figures, Figure 1 is anelevation of a stove pipe held in position within a chimney opening, andillustrating my improved device. Fig. is a perspective view of theanchor plate removed, and, Fig. 3 IS a longitudinal sectional view takenthrough the pipe hand, and the adjusting plate, illustrating theadjusting rod in its operative connection therewith.

Referring to the drawing, A designates a chimney wall provided with anopening within which is adapted to be inserted, the forward end of astove pipe B, which, as shown, is a horizontal pipe, having connectionwith a vertical pipe O, at its rear end, by means of an elbow, D.

in the embodiment of my invention, as shown, I provide an anchor plate1, extending through the wall opening, and provided with means forengaging the wall A at the sides of the opening, and for engaging theforward end of pipe B, and a band 2 encircling the upper end of thestove pipe B, together with certain novel connections between the anchorplate 1, and said band 2, whereby the pipe B may be rigidly maintainedin its position, as shown. The anchor plate 1 comprises an elongatedrelatively narrow strip of sheet metal, bent back upon itself to form alateral eye 3, at the contiguous ends of its extension. One of theextensions of the strip forming the anchor plate 1 is provided withportions adjacent the contiguous ends of said extensions, which portionsare bent upon themselves at right an- I Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed October 27, 1908.

Patented Aug. 17, 1909.

Serial No. 459,749.

=' extension is further bent at its end, at ri ht angles to the plane ofthe said extension and parallel to the plane of its portions 4, justdescribed. The opposite extension is provided adjacent its end, withportions 5, bent upon themselves at right angles to the plane of thesaid extension, in a direction opposite to that of the portions 4 of theother extension, from which portions 5, the end of the said extension isextended to and secured upon the angular end 6, of the oppositeextension, by means of a rivet, or the like, 7

Between the clamped ends of the pipe band 2, is secured one end of anadjusting plate 8, extending therefrom, and provided with flanges 9 and10, extending at right angles therefrom, and parallel with one another.The adjusting plate 8 is further provided with an opening extendingtransversely therethrough, between said flanges 9 and 10 thereof.Mounted with its reduced curved portion 11 extending through theaforesaid opening of the adjusting plate 8, is a locking piece 12,extending parallel with the flanges 9 and 10 of said adjusting plate,though movable in an arc with relation to said plate 8, by reason of itssaid connection therewith, and out of parallelism with the flanges 9 and10 thereof. The flanges 9 and 10, and the locking piece 12, are eachprovided with transverse central openings therethrough, through whichprojects an adjusting rod 13, provided at one end with a bent hook 14,and at the other end thereof with an eye 15, connected in any suitablemanner to the transverse eye 3, formed at one end of the anchor plate 1,as for instance by a wire or rod 16, shown in Fig. 1. The locking piece12, as shown, is movable toward the flange 9 of the adjusting plate 8,and is so moved by a coil spring 17, surrounding the adjusting rod 13,between the said locking piece 12, and the flange 10 of plate 8. Thelocking piece 12 is caused to engage with the edges of its opening, theadjusting rod 13, whereby to prevent longitudinal movement of said rod,except in a direction away from the anchor plate 1, as shown in Fig. 1.Thus after the anchor plate 1 has been inserted through the chimneyopening, with its parallel angular portions 4 and 6 engaging the chimneyA at the sides of said opening, the pipe B may be inserted within saidchimney opening until its end engages with the angular portion 5 of saidanchor plate.

gles to the plane of said extensions, and said 1 The band 2 is thenclamped about the stove pipe, and after the connecting rod or wire 16has been secured in position connecting the outer end of the anchorplate 1, with the end 15 of the adjusting rod 13, the said adjusting rodmay be moved longitudinally away from the said anchor plate, in order todraw the connection secure and tight. It will be apparent therefore,that after such move ment, and the release of the adjusting rod 13, thesame will be instantly locked from reverse movement, by the engagementtherewith of the locking piece 12, caused by the action of the coilspring 17.

Having fully described my invention, I

,- claim:

In a stove pipe holder, the combination with a pipe adapted to projectwithin a chimney opening, of an anchor plate, having means to engage thechimney at the sides of its opening, and to engage the end. of saidpipe, and elements engaging the pipe at a distance from said chimney,and connections between said anchor plate and said engaging element,embodying an adjusting plate carried by the latter, an adjusting rodcarried by the former and movable through said adjusting plate, alocking piece having movable connection upon said adjusting plate, andprovided with an opening through which said adjusting rod passes, and aspring for moving said locking plate to an angular position withrelation to said adjusting rod, whereby to engage the same with thesides of its opening, substantially as described.

In testimony whereof I aflix my signature in presence of two witnesses.7

JAMES N. QUEEN. Witnesses 2 S. P. REED, Jr., WALTER BREWER.

